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Chelmsford road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Chelmsford in 1991, and 850 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1990 (716), and casualties fell from 1,011.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 25,575 collisions in Chelmsford.

Collisions in 1991
615
Down 14% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
850
Down 16% on 1990
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Chelmsford in 1991

2.3% of collisions in Chelmsford in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 22% in Chelmsford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious8914%
  • Slight51283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.1%
  • Serious10612%
  • Slight72685%

Chelmsford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chelmsford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 832 in 1989. 1991 is highlighted, with 615, down 14% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025307378
2024300393
2023324425
2022340448
2021256334
2020250336
2019289381
2018335424
2017318402
2016348435
2015360463
2014351450
2013376465
2012382465
2011435565
2010438579
2009434561
2008465568
2007521673
2006578745
2005571785
2004646856
2003584779
2002555735
2001624802
2000628844
1999676913
1998648887
1997655867
1996582782
1995606843
1994668895
1993597845
1992625829
1991615850
19907161,011
19898321,171
19888251,202
19877991,082
19868031,111
19857511,004
19847411,034
1983702940
1982707948
1981669918
1980656914
1979687910

When and where crashes happen in Chelmsford in 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday97 (16%)
  • Tuesday79 (13%)
  • Wednesday93 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (15%)
  • Friday107 (17%)
  • Saturday78 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5994 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (10%)
  • February41 (6.7%)
  • March43 (7%)
  • April58 (9.4%)
  • May46 (7.5%)
  • June53 (8.6%)
  • July54 (8.8%)
  • August57 (9.3%)
  • September46 (7.5%)
  • October56 (9.1%)
  • November56 (9.1%)
  • December43 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (12%)
  • Fog or mist18 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry370 (60%)
  • Wet or damp202 (33%)
  • Frost or ice34 (5.5%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (37%)
  • 40 mph120 (20%)
  • 50 mph34 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph166 (27%)
  • 70 mph66 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway461 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (13%)
  • Roundabout60 (9.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Chelmsford in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (11%)
  • Cyclist78 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant29 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20183 (22%)
  • 21 to 25126 (15%)
  • 26 to 35155 (18%)
  • 36 to 45105 (12%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6551 (6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.8%)
  • Over 7521 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider558 (66%)
  • Passenger225 (26%)
  • Pedestrian67 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car873 (74%)
  • Motorcycle89 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.7%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Chelmsford in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Chelmsford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Chelmsford ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Chelmsford had the 134th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
134th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
132nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Chelmsford with the most crashes in 1991

The A414 had the most collisions in Chelmsford in 1991: 51, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Chelmsford, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4145178213
2ndA12477446
3rdA138466504
4thA130426623
5thB1007405203
6thB1008374803
7thA1060192702
8thA1016151912
9thB1137142003
10thA1099111402
11thB1009111204
12thA131101501
13thA13291711
14thB10128802
15thB14186803
16thA11133301
17thB10022500
18thA11141100
19thA131200
20thB10231100

Towns in Chelmsford: crashes in 1991

Chelmsford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 235.

Postcode districts in Chelmsford: crashes in 1991

CM2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Chelmsford in 1991: 207.

Latest crashes in Chelmsford in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Chelmsford in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Chelmsford road accidents in other years